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Minneapolis Produce.
M1NNEAPOL1s. Feb.


WHEAT-No1 hard at 79xc bid May.
No1northern 77hc bid for May.
dition.
|. FLOuR-Minneapolfs patents, in sacks, to local
dealers, 6004 70:for shipmentin sacks car l0ts
44N0k lin barrels, 81 50Q0A &C; 0;deHvered at New
ENGLAND points, S5O005 20; at New York points
a 8O04 90; rye flour, pure, nominal at u 7602
per 100lbs. and buckwheat Sob per Dbl.
BRAN-Held at 1925 to 1850 in bulk.
SHORTs-Bulk, $11.000n,50.
OATs-No white selling at E028c on
track. The range of sample sales is from $50
28c o t.
BARLEY-Quiet at from S6048c for Nos 2 and
by sample.
cred in lots of ton or more.
MIXED TEED-GOod southern quiet at 10 90 @
80 on track and to arrive; city ground. $15 000
16 90 for choice, delivered In lots OF ton or
more.
HAY-Receipts moderate; market steady and
OATMEAi-Steei cut, 81 35@s8 per half bbl.
BUTTER-In job lots: Fancy creamery, &c;
extra firsts, 16@18c; dairy, fancy 19@20c; dairy,
seconds, 14@15c; dairy, thirds, S@9c. packing
stock, 809c; grease. 202Hc.
DRESSED MEATs-1'rices for well dressed::
geefhind qu's. eK@ss Hams, c1ty;;;;... s@la 9@ !
Sides, ,citydTe,d.5 @sn Breakfast bacon. 9@n
Fore quarters a. Sides. ..............
Veal, cholce. ....8 @1O Mutton, city. 4@5
Dressed hogs g 06k Mutton, country .6@5h
EGGs-Shictly fresh, Zoe.
CHRneH-Fancy full cream, 10012c; hne full
ceeam, 9010c; part skins. 70Sc; Skins, 40tc.H
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

TN PURSUANCE of an order of F. Won
Il Schlegell, Judge of Probate for the County
of Rennepin. made on the 14rh day of Febru-
ary. 1887: notice is hereby given to all persons
having claims against Peter Youngblood, late
Hennepin and State Of Minnesota, deceased,
that said Judge of Probate will attend for the
purpose Of examining and allowing such
claims, at his Office, in the city of Minneapolis,
in said county, on the first Mondays in August
and September, 1887, at 10 o'clock q. M, on
each of said days, and that six months from
the date Of said order has been allowed and
present their claims against the said deceased
to the said Judge Of Probate, for his examine
ton and approval.
Dated this 17th day Of February, 1887.
F.VON SCHLEGELL,
Judge Of Probate.
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The Irish-American Fire Insuranc4

The Irish-American Fire Insurance
company, of New York, has organized
recently and will start out with 81. .OOO.-
600 cash capital and 800, 600 more for
surplus. The company expect to begin
business in the several states!about July,
1887. Subscription books are in the
hands Of Matt Walsh, Boston block,
and T. w. McGrath, Temple Court.
Subscribers need not pay for their
shares until July next.
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NORTHWESTERN NOTES.

Duluth's clearing house opens
March 1.
w. s. Beeman will incorporate his
commercial college at Red Wing.
Congressmen-elect Rice and MacD DON
aid called on the President Tuesday.
Capt. N. W. DeKay has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Red Wing to sue
ceed A. f. Graves.
Us. Anderson has returned to St
Peter from Sweden. On his way over
his steamer was wrecked and he was
picked up off the coast of Ireland.
Jas. Kane and John Eichenberger,
victims of the accident on the Burlington
near Nelson, Wis, have recovered sufi-
GENTLY to be brought back to Wabasha.
At the Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, at Faribault, last Wednesday
morning, Miss Kate Lahen, of Wells,
Fillmore County, was married to Ed
ward Tracy, of Tracy, Oak.
It was rumored on the street in St.
Paul that Mayor Rice had resigned.
This is no doubt true as he will soon
leave for Washington. The city council
will elect his successor, who will be,
without doubt, r. A. Smith, at present
acting mayor.
DAKOTA.
, Yankton business men will raise $780,
900 to secure st. Paul & Duluth ex-
tension.
Capt. q. A. silsby, of Mitchell, pres
ident of the Soldiers and Sailors associ-
alton of Dakota, telegraphs the New
York World that he favors the passage
of the dependent pension bill over
Cleveland's veto.
T. Ray & Co., 80 Washington ave. s,
have the finest stock of Teas and Cof-
fees in the city. You can get
3 lb Best Mocha and Java coffee, $1.OO.
81 lb Best Old Government Java, $1.OO.
4 lb Rays Best Combination, $1.OO.
A lb Best Golden Rio, $1.O0.
Coffees roasted and pulverized daily.
A choice lot of uncolored Japan Teas
in one pound baskets, very fancy and
are being sold way down. T. Ray &
Co., 50 Washington avenue South.
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THE WORLD AT LARGE.

The Chinese have begun an inva sion
of Burmah.
Intense cold and snow are blocking
Spanish railways.
A feeling for a war of revenge is said
to be growing in France.
Jay Gould is said to be writing a
book on the railway question.
Mr.. Manning, as president Of the new
bank of New York gets $4,000.
Montana cattle men claim to have
lost so to Is per cent of their cattle.
King William of Holland celebrates
his 10th birthday to-day Saturday.
Horace Greeley Is sister in New York
has been in want and friends have been
obliged to assist her.
The Cabinet Tuesday decided to re-
commend to Congress the payment Of
,he claims ga ,16D OF Chinese residents
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At the last meeting of the St. Antho-
nv Crusaders society the following res
olutions were adopted to the memory of
Edward Barrett, lately deceased:
WHEREAS, 1t has been the will of Almighty
our midst our esteemed and beloved brother,
Edward Barrett, in the prime Of his manhood; {;
and
WHEREAS, While mourning the loss of our
respected brother, we would yet turn our
thoughts to his honest worth and services and
pay tribute here to the same; therefore,
Resolved, That while bowling in humble sub
mission to the DEGREES of our Divine Saviour,
whose will is ever for the best, we cannot but
express our heartfelt grief for he who has been
taken .om further counsel amongst u.s.
Resolved, That this society shall hold the
memory of our deceased brother in love and
respect, thus reminding us that the time is un-
certain when we too may be called to join our
brother in eternal life.
Resolved, That we tender to his bereaved
parents our heartfelt sympathy in this their
hour of affection, and hope that God may
grant them strength and courage to bear their
sorrow with Christian fortitude and resigna-
tion.
Resolved, That these resolutions be published
in The IRISH STANDARD. and that copy of the
same be sent to our late brothers family, and
also that copy of these resolutions be placed
on record in the minutes of this organization.
JOHN MCGOWAN.
MAURICE RING,
JOHN BARRETT,
Committee.
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'STANDARD" BREVITIES.

stJams' are usually the contents Of a
familv jar.
The wages of sin show a small in
crease every year.
No, Eulalie, iron oars are not used in
boating. They are too heavy.
Base ball managers say that the past
season was the most successful on record.
But only one umpire was killed.
A rural editor says Henry Ward
Beecher can't earn less than $35, 900 a
year. This is really sad case. How
the country parsons must envy him his
inability.
It is surprising how different ques-
tions of law sometimes look to the attor-
ney at the bar and to the judge on, the
bench. One pounds the law, the other
expounds it.
One of the peculiar things in this life
is that woman's shoe never fits her un-
less they are too small. Another is that
mans never fit him unless they are too
large.
The moon never gets so full that it
doesn't retain sufficient good sense to
sink to rest sometime during the light.
If this fits you, cut it out and paste it
somewhere in sight.
Beware Of premature conclusions
when you see man cit down hurriedly
on the sidewalk at this time of the year.
Don't conclude that he is drunk simply
because he has taken drop.
A murderer, who was recently hanged
in Kentucky, didn't confess religion.
His bones have been bought up by a
dime museum as the skeleton of the
most remarkable man of the age.
Said Mr.. Henpeck to friend: .'The
combined age of my wife and myself is
40 years; now guess our respective
ages" III your ages aggregate 4O, i
suppose your wife represents 4 ana you
represent the O."
An authority on the cuisine says that
duck ought not stand long after being
roasted. Probably it would do no harm
to let the duck sit up if it isn't too tired,
but it shouldn't be allowed to swim in
the gravy.
How frail thing life is in some peo-
pie. It is said that an alleged murderer
who was taken out Of Jail BY aKenrucky
mob short time ago, riddled with bull
let's, hacked and carved with bowie
knifes, beaten over the head with clubs
and crowbars and then saturated with
kerosene o., and ..cremated, has died Of
his injuries.
"a Virginia justice Of The peace has
fined 8 6sherman 81 for oontending II
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open court that the moon had anything
to do with the ebb and flow of the tides.
His honor couldn't find it in the statutes
and he didn't propose to be blufed.
GENERAL LABOR NOTES.

Several encounters have occurred in
Hdboken between the non-union 'long-
shOremen and strikers.
It is feared that the silk weavers
employed in Union Hill and Jersey
City Heights will strike in sympathy
with the silk weavers of Patterson.
switchmen of the Wabash railroad in
Chicago threaten to strike because
some of their number were discharged
and are having trouble in getting their
pay.
The old hands of the Philadelphia &
Reading company have returned to
work on the docks at ElizabethporC, N.
j., under an agreement to work for 224
cents an hour.
The foreman at the Morgan line pier
has received instructions to employ
none Of the late strikers save at certain
rates, at which the strikers demur and
have not vet resumed work.
Nearly 500 representatives Of promi
nent building trade firms in New York
have formed business employers fed
Grafton for the protection Of employers
against unjust demands and restric-
tions of labor unions.
The h0rseshOers' union met last We'd
nesday night and discussed the ques-
tion of demanding an increase Of wages
after May 1. The st. Paul boss black
smiths have announced their willing
ness to pay 1925 for fire-men and $2.75>
for foormen, which is rise of Is cents
over Minneapolis wages, and the jour-
neymen will probably decide to ask the
same paY.
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of Washington Territory for losses sus-
tained during the recent riots.
The Governor of Ohio has offered
5000 for the capture of the Ravenna
train outlaws.
The Governor has forbidden the i'm
portation Of cattle into Iowa owing to
pleuro- pneumonia.
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penn. The vote, as soon "a oountel. shsil be
subiisiy and fully declared from the window
the citifens present. and brief statement
showing the votes received by each candidate
shali be made and signed by the election officers
ts soon ne the vote fs counted, and the Same
shall be Immediately posted upon the door Of tho
election house for Information Of the public
The triplicate returns snail be enclosed In env O.
lopes and b. sealed in presence OF the officers,
and n, envelope with the unsesled return sheet
given TO tho Judge, which shall contain ono list
of voters taIly.paper and oaths OF OH cers and
ouather Of said envelopes shall be given 10 the
nj lorty inspector. All judges living within
twelve miles Of the prothonotary's once. or
with In twcnty.four IN lies. ~ their residence bc
in town, village or city upon the line OF rsil-
O'Clock post meridian ftbe day after tho elec-
ion, and all other judges shall before twelve
O'Clock meridian Of the second day after the
election, deliver said return, together With re-
turn sheet, TO the Prothonotsry Of the Court Of
Comm On Pleas Of the county which eaid return
sheet shall be nled. aud day Ind hour Of the nling
marked thereon, and shall be preserved by the
ProthOnotary for public inspection. Al twelve
o'clock on tho said second day following any
mon Pleas shall present the said returnsto to the
The returns presented by tho Prothon o,ary shall
be opened by said Court and computed by such
| OF Its officers and such sworn assistants as the
Court shall appoint In the presence OF tho Judge
or judges Of said Court aud the returns certified
and certificate OF election issued under the seal
| OF tho Cout rs 9 now required to he done by
return judges and tho vote as go computed, and
certined, SNAIL be maze n matter OF rccorcd IN
said Court The sessions Of The said Court ar
| open to tn public
And IN other Of said triplcate returns shall he
placed In tn. box and sealed uL with the ballot
has been or shau bo provided by the authorities
Of any city, country, townehip, or borough, for
the ssfe-keeping of the ballot boxes, the judge
and minority inspector shall after the
election shall be finished, aud the bal.
lot.box or boxes containing the tickets. list
of votes, and other raSers, have been secure
ly bound witch tape ant scaled and the sgniture
OF the Judge and Inspectors affixed thereto,
forthwith deliver tho same, together with the
remaining boxes 10 the Mayor and Recorder of
such city or in counties, townships, or boroughs
/ 10 such person or persons as the Court Of Com
mon Pleas OF that proper county may designate,
at tho place provided, as aforesaid, who shall
thcn deposit the said boxes and keep the same
| o7ans yer the call OF any court or tril unisl
/ authorized q try the merits Of such election.
| Owen under my hand, at my once In Middle
| burg this 2lth day Of September A. II. 1856,
and In the one hun iredth md tenth year OF the
! Independence oftto United States.
NER Is. MlDDLESWARTH, Sheriff
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What a President Costs.

What does the president cost the
country is q question that ls often
asked, but seems never answered,
He gets 100000 a year and found,
as they used TO say in the west when
they gave man certain sum and
his living expenses The presidents 3
finding ia very comprehensive, COW
ering about every possible require
ment of a family. His private sec"
retary, the clerks, door-kecpe,s,
messengers, and tho steward or but-
ler, and three other servants, includ-
ing firemen, cost the nation S33 S65
q yea. There is 'contiguant fund
Chat ho may use rs he pleases with
out telling anyone how it was ex-
pended if he doesn't want to) of SS,-
600 O year. In furniture and repairs
70 the white house the sun Of SlG,-
900 more is TO be used as tho prehi-
dent may see fit, rcvided by the ma
ton, and is always expended. For
fuel alone $3, 900 ia allowed and for
necessary repairs Of greenhouse there
are $1,000. Footing it up we dis
cover that tho presidential fin ding
annually amounts to the snug sum
OF SG4,565, or nearly $4,000 more
than bis salary, and the two aggre-
gate sl14,s65.
Remern beripg then that the presi-
dents residence is found and fur
nished, that the seryants bills arc
paid--oxcept tho personal attend
ants--and everything provided il
seems that o president, especially
one who gives no entertainments OK
cept those prescribed by law or chs
tom. shcnld bu able 10 live on thons'
and dollara month, even though hs
be married.
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THE ANARcaIsTs DOOMED.

Tho doom Of the Chicago An
archists has been sealed The ILL
nois Supreme Court has confirmed
the decision OF the lower court and
the seven terrorists will expiate their
dustardly crime upon the gallows on
November llth.
IL is fortunate aud satisfactory
ending in the drama, aud when the
curtain drops it will close out forever
scene which the law abiding peo-
Pile of Of this country will be glad
has come TO a Gnal close. Law il
not cruel nor is justice revengefal
Ia the trial OF these men every point
and ruling in the selection OF the jury,
the admission Of evidence, and the
judges charge, has been argued by
ingenious counsel. Every. possible
latitude was given the counsel for
the defence, and they were grauted
all things reasonable they requeste d.
With ell this the law could not be
subverted, and the decision of the
lower court has been unanimously
seconded by the judges OF Tao higher
branch, aud American law to-day
braods these execrabla terrorists
with the maj k Of Cain. This ia tue
law, aud it must bs maintained
What is tho penaltyl Death. Aud
it is well that it is. II ia severe but
not too much SO The object Of
severe penalties for capital crimes is
to deter the criwinally disposed from
giving way to their murderous in
cinntions. 1t is the measure which
society deems Indispensable for itf
own protection. Doubtless some o.
these unfortunate mon are ignoran,
and mieguidded, but the welfare o
tho nation demands that the execu.
tion Of the law sheuld be proct edet
with to teach the lesson that Ameri'
can freedom does not moan the free
use OF deadly weapons and that oul
law should be defed and our cherish
cd institutions asHailed by the rec
hand of anarchy. Anarchists an,
all othors whom they instigate an,
commit murders are not to be doal
with as social reformers, but as wha
they are-murderers. They hav
brougt their doom upon them mselve
and must suffer the penalty, which i
death.
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sz.aanzssa.E<z.zaszszll4szzs y

Mr.. Blaino's two sons, who are citi,
zens Of Chicago, beth live at the
Union club. OF the two, Emmons
the elder, would attract the most
glances. His nearly white hair sets
OFF his swGrthy complexion aud black
mustaoho. He has the Blaino fea-
tures. Rmmous Blaine by profess
sion is a railroader; He entered the
serv co Of the Chicago Il Northwes-
torn company as a clerk, passing
through one subordinate position ef-
ter another till be became assistant
to the general freight agent. When
tho Atchison, Topeka Il Santa Fe
obtained an entrance into Chicago
he was made general freight agent
OF that company. In railroad cir
cles no is spoken ofas q capable man.
1t is said that native ability alone
lifted him, But it is probable the
idea will always exist that influence
aided. Walker Blaine, the youngest,
is lawyer Both Of the brothers
go into society good deal, but both
are unobtrusive, quiet, in fact, some-
what retiring.
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Now, what majority do you sstis
mate for the Republican State tick
etr Il will say answered Colone
Quay with emphatic deliberatiou,
that I am sure that The Repoblican
State ticket will receive q handso me
majority, entirely outside Of Phila.
delphia and Allegheny Countless
What is your Wow about the next
presidential campaign, Senatori
The Republican party must be very
careful in its nomination and wise
and energetic in it's conduct VI the
next presidential campaign TO wi u it
President Cleveland has gieon tho
country clear and honest admins.
tratiou. Ho is not popular With bis
party, but he is an adroit politician,
and the Democrats will be compel led
to accept bin as their candidate. Up
to the present time, under Demo-
cratic rule, the country has been
prosperous. Its prosperity is not
attributable to Mr. Clevelands the,
ory or practice of government, but
to the fact that the Republican ma
jority in The Senate aud Mr. Rap-
dalls squad in the House have pros
vented pernicious legislation. New
ertheless, the Democratic party will
receive credit for the condition OF
affairs.
Who would be the strongest Re-
publican candidate against Cleveland
My individual opinion is that Mr..
Blaine would poll more votes than
any other man in tho party. ! also
believe that Mr Blaine can have the
nomination If be wants it.
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z.,sss..7s..as.s.s.~@-s<y

Among the laws OF 1887 ia one to
prevent and punish the making aud
dissemination OF obscene literature
and other immoral and iudeceat mat
ter. The attention Of those who are
in the habit Of doiacing walls by OBJ
scene lines and pictures thereon is
called to the third section oil the act,
where they will find that a penalty
of fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars and imprisonment not exceed
ing one year is imposed on those
who indulge in that sort of amuse-
ment. Fences, walls, floor, ceiling,
closet, room, passage, hall or Any
part OF any hotel, court house,
school, depot, or other public places
or buildings are included in the law,
or any one who makes or causes 10
be made therein or thereon any OBJ
scene drawing or picture, OF print,
liable to be seen by others passing
or coming near the Same are liable
to suffer The penalty Of the law.
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What is tho q. a. Il good for, DO
you ask Why, my poor cpjsbted
erring brother. the G.. a. Il. during
the past year disbursed over $685.
600 in charity out ef it's owu pocket,
over 10000 worthy people were it's
beneficiaries Some of this fund
went to reliovo The distressed in tue
Sunny South, WAS distributed among
the Charleston sufferers; yea, even
among those who fought on the
other side: What is it good for, do
you still ask? Why, bless you, it is
good for life as long aa the life of
its last comrade, aud as poble and
proud record as.the historian over
wrote.-EG'
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EXECUTORS SALE OF
REAL ESTATE,

The undersigned Executors oftho last WIN and
Testament OF George Baker, late OF Centre
township, Snyder county, Pa, deceased, will on
Thursday, October Goth, 1887
expose to public sale, on the premises, the fol.
lowing real estate, 70 wit: All that certain
messuage and TRACT OF LAND situate in
Centre township, Snyder county, Pa, bounded
North by lands OF David Boyer, East by lands
OF David Breon, South by lands OF David Wea.
yerand A. Kreeger, West by lands OF David
Boyer, containing lao ACRES, mo.e or less,
with the appurtenances, whereon arc erected a
GOOD TWo:STORY FRAME DWELLING
HOUSE, NEW BANK BARN and all other
necessary outbuildlnas, a good well OF never
falling water near the door, AMI a spring at the
barn. Also an ORCHARD OF CHOICE
FRUIT TREES. About 81 acres Of the above
land is clear and in good state Of cultivation
the balance, about 00 acres Is woodland OF which,
40 acres is well timbered with WHITE AND
ROCK OAK and some WHITE PINE, the tim
bor is heavy and marketG BILE.
Sale to commence &C 10 o'clock A. M. OF said
day when due attendance will be given and
terms made known by
ALEXANDER p. BAKER,
JOSEPH KERR,
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Bucklen's Arnica Salye.

The Best Sslve in tho world fol-
Cats, Bruises, Sores, Ulcsrs, Salt
Rbeum, Fever Sores, letter, Chap.
ed Hands. Chilblains Corns, and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively J
cures Piles, or no pay repaired. II
ia guaranteed to give perfect salts.
faction, or money refunded. Prics
20 cents per box.
q. NJ Shindel.
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Republicans Of Snyder county
remember that whilo tho State ticket
this year is small, there is au exceed
irgly important county ticket TO el-'
Get. This is not the year to stay at
home. You can do that if you de-
sire at your next spring election.
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Thursday, Sept. %, 1887

There is but one thing left for the
fellow who didn't get registered.
He must kiss the book 'swear by
the uplifted hand. or affirm that he
has paid State or county tax with
in two years.